Sepia papillata
# Sepia papillata

Sepia papillata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean and southwestern Indian Ocean. Its natural range stretches from Lüderitz Bay, South Africa (26°11′S 15°10′E﻿ / ﻿26.183°S 15.167°E﻿ / -26.183; 15.167), to the coast of KwaZulu-Natal off the Tugela and Umvoti Rivers (29°11′S 31°25′E﻿ / ﻿29.183°S 31.417°E﻿ / -29.183; 31.417). It is also present in Mascarene Ridge. It lives at depths of between 26 and 210 m.

Sepia papillata grows to a mantle length of 140 mm.

The type specimen was collected near the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. It is deposited at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.

